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<body><h1>Enyim Memcached Client</h1>

<p>This is a .NET client library for <a href="http://memcached.org">memcached</a> written in C#. There is also a client for <a href="http://membase.com">Membase</a>'s persistent memcached server.</p>

<p>Features:</p>

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<li>Understands both the binary and text protocols</li>
<li>Highly configurable and extendable (custom configuration, serialization)</li>
<li>Supports consistent hashing</li>
<li>CheckAndSet operations</li>
<li>Persistent connections for more speed</li>
<li>SASL Authentication</li>
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<h2>Requirements</h2>

<p>You'll need .NET Framework 3.5 or later to use the precompiled binaries. To build client, you'll need Visual Studio 2010.</p>

<h2>Bugs and features</h2>

<p>If you found any issues with the client, please submit a bug report at the <a href="http://github.com/enyim/EnyimMemcached/issues">Issue Tracker</a>. Please include the following:</p>

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<li>The version of the client you are using</li>
<li>The relevant configuration section from your app/web.config</li>
<li>How to reproduce the issue (either a step-by-step description or a small test application)</li>
<li>Expected result</li>
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<p>If you'd like to add a feature request please add some details how it is supposed to work.</p>

<h2>Patches</h2>

<p>The best bug reports come with a patch: fork the code on GitHub, then send a pull request so the fixes can be included in the next version.</p>

<h2>Questions?</h2>

<p>First, have a look at the <a href="http://github.com/enyim/EnyimMemcached/wiki">wiki</a>. If you still have questions, please feel free to ask them on the mailing list, which can be found at: <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/enyim-memcached/">http://groups.google.com/group/enyim-memcached/</a></p>
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